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Many caregivers of Alzheimer’s family members must balance job commitments with responsibility for a parent or spouse or other dementia patient. What happens when these two areas…caregiving and work…conflict?
As the number of those afflicted with Alzheimer’s appears to be growing, this issue of needing time off from one’s job (or at least more flexible hours) […]
Having trouble tempting the Alzheimer’s patient to eat nourishing foods during hot summer days? Or having trouble getting them to eat at all?
Also, what about yourself? Caregivers need to care for themselves with proper nutrition. Sometimes life seems so hectic that good eating habits for ourselves are neglected.
Try some of the food ideas found at […]
From the SunTimes News:
“WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Kit Bond today announced that the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2007 (S. 898) passed the full Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Bond co-sponsored the comprehensive legislation with Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) to increase federal resources to fight Alzheimer’s disease.”
Full text of the legislation can […]
ITV to screen death of Alzheimer’s victim (controversy surrounding British television documentary)
Bridging the Gap (Advocates counter misconceptions of Alzheimer’s among minority groups)
Husband sticks with sick wife to the end.
Alzheimer’s patients not going without a fight.
The future of Alzheimer’s disease research
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The Democratic candidates were asked what they ‘were prepared to do to fight Alzheimer’s Disease now?’ during Monday’s CNN/YouTube Presidential Debates.
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Deciding when to take the keys away from a driver with Alzheimer’s disease often poses a great problem for family members, especially when that person thinks they still drive well. Or when a spouse or child considers them still a safe driver.
“He only hits the bushes on the side of the road once in […]
As I read Kristen King’s post, Traditional Summer Refreshment: Homemade Iced Tea, at Lively Women, and her reminiscenses of her mother making this brew, I also recalled my mom making homemade refreshing beverages on hot summer days. I grew up on a farm, long enough ago that soda pop was a rare treat.
So Mother […]
When illness, lack of ability to care for oneself, or Alzheimer’s strikes a family, will it draw them closer together or cause a rift? There’s no specific answer. Each family responds differently; each family member has their way of coping…or not coping. How each one reacts can affect the others and the patient.
Scott Bond, in the […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about Joseph Voight, the 11 year old who had written a book about Alzheimer’s Disease. Today I discovered a great interview with him and his mother. Learn more about his book and his grandmother here…
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“If you’re the relative of a caregiver, support them and ask how they are - not just the person who is ill. Respect the fact that it is the toughest job in the world to care for someone you love when they are declining,” says Carol in her post, Faced With the Challenge of Caregiving?, […]
Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
Written by Mary Emma Allen [email], and Liz Lewis, RN for b5media.
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